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係
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系
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relate to

HSK 10 N2
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xì
ケイ
かか.る、かかり、-がかり、かか.わる
계
Depicts typing a rope (系) around a person's (亻) neck. 系 also represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (係)
亻 person (side)+ 系 lineage =
係 relate to
亻 Iconic component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
系 Phonetic component
xì lineage
system
Depicts a rope.
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Simplified (系)
又 again+ 糸 silk =
系 system
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand.
糸 Iconic component
mì silk
Depicts a group of threads.
Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
係
Regular
Modern
Chinese
系 / 係 [xì]
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)
Japanese
係 、 係り かかり 同音

noun

  1. charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk (esp. 係)
  2. linguistics connection; linking (esp. 係り)
係 、 掛 がかり 同音
suffix charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk (掛 is often used for government offices, railways, etc.)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
今、誰か係りの者を差し向けます。
I'll send someone up to help you now.
Japanese Names
係 かかりざき
Kakarizaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (63)
关系 [guān​xi] #335
relation
没关系 [méi​guān​xi] #619
it doesn't matter
系数 [xì​shù] #23,410
coefficient
性关系 [xìng​guān​xi] #6,396
sexual relations
关系到 [guān​xì​dào] #7,128
relates to
干系 [gān​xì] #13,282
responsibility
利害关系 [lì​hài​guān​xi] #14,933
stake
三角关系 [sān​jiǎo​guān​xì]
triangle relationship
不正当关系 [bù​zhèng​dàng​guān​xì]
improper relation
中心埋置关系从句 [zhōng​xīn​mái​zhì​guān​xì​cóng​jù]
center-embedded relative clauses
53 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 関係 [かんけい] #325
relation
関係ない [かんけいない] #1,022
unrelated
⭐ 関わる [かかわる] #1,153
to be involved (in)
⭐ 関係者 [かんけいしゃ] #2,766
person concerned
⭐ 係 [かかり] #4,166
charge
⭐ 無関係 [むかんけい] #4,524
unrelated
関わり [かかわり] #6,257
relation
⭐ 人間関係 [にんげんかんけい] #7,332
human relations
関係性 [かんけいせい] #10,666
relationship
信頼関係 [しんらいかんけい] #14,237
relationship of mutual trust
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (7)
계수
coefficient
계장
section chief
관계 대명사
relative pronoun
삼각관계
triangular relationship
성관계
sexual intercourse; lovemaking
이해관계
interests
혈연관계
blood relation; blood ties